Windows Contracts in Derby

Microsoft Windows
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Derby requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -6 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Windows 9 38 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derby 11.11% 28.36% 23.08%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 100.00% 80.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 27 13
10th Percentile £166 £150 £109
25th Percentile £171 £160 £122
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £186 £200 £175
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £275 £522 £488
90th Percentile £313 £588 £625
Derbyshire median daily rate £171 £238 £350
% change year-on-year -28.00% -32.14% +89.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 4
10th Percentile - £18.80 £15.99
25th Percentile - £20.00 £17.10
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% -52.75%
75th Percentile - - £19.04
90th Percentile - - £21.42
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £20.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year +25.75% +12.87% -52.75%

All Operating Systems
Derby

Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 9 38 26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 11.11% 28.36% 28.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 27 15
10th Percentile £166 £150 £111
25th Percentile £171 £160 £122
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £186 £200 £300
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% -33.33% +14.72%
75th Percentile £275 £522 £497
90th Percentile £313 £588 £625
Derbyshire median daily rate £171 £238 £350
% change year-on-year -28.00% -32.14% +47.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 4
10th Percentile - £18.80 £15.99
25th Percentile - £20.00 £17.10
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% -52.75%
75th Percentile - - £19.04
90th Percentile - - £21.42
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £20.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year +25.75% +12.87% -52.75%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Derby

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derby

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Derby.

Daily rate trend for Windows in Derby

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in Derby

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Derby over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in Derby

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Derby.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in Derby

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (22.22%) Azure
3 1 (11.11%) AWS
3 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
3 1 (11.11%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (11.11%) SMTP
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Support Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Desktop Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Desktop Support
2 2 (22.22%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Windows Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Windows Support Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Cloud Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Deployment Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) IT Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) IT Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support Technician
3 1 (11.11%) IT Technician
3 1 (11.11%) Junior
3 1 (11.11%) Junior IT Support
3 1 (11.11%) Junior IT Technician
3 1 (11.11%) Junior Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) ARM Templates
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) Windows 10
2 2 (22.22%) Linux
3 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
3 1 (11.11%) Windows 7
3 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 1 (11.11%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Break/Fix
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Data Management
2 2 (22.22%) Time Management
3 1 (11.11%) Agile
3 1 (11.11%) Containerisation
3 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (11.11%) DevOps
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL
3 1 (11.11%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
3 1 (11.11%) Service Management
3 1 (11.11%) Task Automation
3 1 (11.11%) Virtual Environments
3 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
2 1 (11.11%) Bash
2 1 (11.11%) Python
2 1 (11.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Azure Certification
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) QA
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (11.11%) Docker
2 1 (11.11%) Hyper-V
2 1 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Kubernetes
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (11.11%) Podman
1 1 (11.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Apple
2 1 (11.11%) Google
2 1 (11.11%) Okta
2 1 (11.11%) VMware